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  1. R

    Respiratory issues & meds not working. Help?

    Hello. I need advice. My rats have respiratory problems, I took them to the vet recently. It's not that bad, just some sneezing and porphyrin from nose. I had one more rat who died due to respiratory problems but she had more serious symptoms - sneezing, wheezing, problems with breathing...
  2. Skaven

    Respiratory infection in rat - what to do?

    Hello, First my rat Burrito was sneezing a lot, so I took him to the vet and he got prescribed meds. After 5 days, his sneezing is gone, and I still have 2 days of treatments to do. However, today my rat Taco has started making honking noises and wheezing. I looked it up on youtube, and it...
  3. PiddlePod

    Awesome website for calculating accurate dosages for medications!

    I've noticed that there are dozens of posts in the Health & General Care forum requesting help with calculating medication dosages. I wanted to share an awesome site with everyone that I have personally used myself many times when I was in a pinch and needed to calculate accurate dosages for...
  4. R

    Diagnosing and treating a respiratory infection

    I had a rat a few months ago who had a respiratory infection, I knew because she was sneezing excessively. My vet questioned me a bit and then listened to her lungs with a stethoscope (she said her lungs sounded okay but that we would treat her just to be on the safe side) and prescribed her...
  5. ShelbyL92

    Giving medication

    So I have two male rats that keep sneezing. Took them to the vet and she thinks its allergies. But the next day there was porphyrin and sneezing fits. So I got anti biotics to be safe... They are less than 2 months old. Is there a way to give them medication? One brother took it fine the other...
  6. anarchysnail

    Painkillers

    I took my girl in to the vet on Friday because she had an abscess on her cheek. While the vet was examining her he found a scab under her chin with what looked like something sticking out of it. They anesthetized her and looked at it and turns out it was one of her incisors! Apparently it never...
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